2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2006 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was held at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park in Charleston, SC from May 23 through May 27. Second seeded College of Charleston won the tournament and earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. It was the Cougars' first SoCon tournament win.

2006 Southern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams10
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
MVPNick Chigges and Jess Easterling, College of Charleston
Attendance28,206
2006 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Elon  y 216 .778  4518 .714
#13 College of Charlestony  207 .741  4617 .730
Furman   1611 .593  3223 .582
Georgia Southern   1611 .593  3127 .534
The Citadel   1512 .556  3427 .557
Western Carolina   1413 .519  3327 .550
UNC Greensboro   1314 .481  2633 .441
Appalachian State   918 .333  2431 .436
Davidson   621 .222  1833 .353
Wofford   522 .185  2037 .351
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2006[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

All ten baseball programs in the conference participated in the tournament, with the seventh through tenth place teams playing a single-elimination opening day prior to an 8-team, double-elimination tournament.

Seeding

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Elon 21 6 .778
1
College of Charleston 20 7 .740
1
2
Furman 16 11 .593
5
3
Georgia Southern 16 11 .593
5
4
The Citadel 15 12 .556
6
5
Western Carolina 14 13 .519
7
6
UNC Greensboro 13 14 .481
8
7
Appalachian State 9 18 .333
12
8
Davidson 6 21 .222
15
9
Wofford 5 22 .185
16
10

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Results

[3] Seeding and pairings

Play-In Round

Tuesday, May 23
TeamR
#10 Wofford5
#7 UNC Greensboro6
Notes: Wofford eliminated
Tuesday, May 23
TeamR
#9 Davidson4
#8 Appalachian State5
Notes: Davidson eliminated

Bracket

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  3 Furman 1  
  6 Western Carolina 14    
      2 College of Charleston 1  
      6 Western Carolina 0    
  7 UNC Greensboro 5          
  2 College of Charleston 13        
      1 Elon 1            
      2 College of Charleston 12              
  8 Appalachian State 3              
  1 Elon 4                
      1 Elon 12          
      4 The Citadel 3        
  5 Georgia Southern 3          
  4 The Citadel 6         2 College of Charleston 5
      4 The Citadel 4
  Loser's Bracket      
  3 Furman 4        
  7 UNC Greensboro 5     7 UNC Greensboro 3        
    4 The Citadel 10          
      4 The Citadel 4        
  5 Georgia Southern 5         6 Western Carolina 2     4 The Citadel 14    
  8 Appalachian State 2     6 Western Carolina 13         1 Elon 1  
    5 Georgia Southern 3  

All-Tournament Team

Position Player School
P Nick Chigges College of Charleston
C Alex Garabedian College of Charleston
1B Trey Daniel Western Carolina
2B Chris Campbell College of Charleston
SS Jess Easterling College of Charleston
3B Adam Weaver Elon
OF Chris Swauger The Citadel
OF Larry Cobb College of Charleston
OF Chris Price Elon
DH Sonny Meade The Citadel
Walt Nadzak Award, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Nick Chigges and Jess Easterling
College of Charleston

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2006". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  3. "Elon Earns Top Seed in SoCon Baseball Tournament". SoConSports.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  4. "2011 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
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